Trust in the Modern World

November 18, 2006

You know, it’s nice that even today in our modern, rushed, every-man-for-himself world that a big business can still trust a fellow. I was at gas station at our local Wal*Mart, and noticed the sign you see at left. Isn’t that great! They trust me — no questions asked. It’s heartwarming, really. They don’t know me, but no impersonal, you’re-just-a-number attitude with this big business. These folks recognize that I’m more than just a number, I’m a human being. Living, breathing human and they accept — with no questions asked — that I’m honest. They trust me . . . but, apparently, not very far. Just to the right of the pump is the sticker shown below: